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Frog Hawker Hurricane IIC - Tank Buster / Sea Hurricane Night Fighter - Bagged, 1/72, F188F

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc++

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Bagged kit with header. Contains parts and decals for both versions. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Blue, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.

AMT 1953 Studebaker Commander Starliner Stock or Gasser With Diorama - 'Loewy Coupe' Stock or Horsepower Heaven Inc / Hemi-Hunter / Cat Nipper / Gas Man Hemi-Powered Racer, 1/25, T245-200

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good++

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Original issue and rare in this condition. Kit includes a very nice and colorful heavy cardboard diorama of a race track scene complete with starting line, track, bleachers, crowd and signs. Diorama has never been assembled and is in mint condition. The actual model can be build one of two ways - showroom stock or drag racer. Kit features opening hood, detailed engine, steerable front wheels, detailed chassis and interior and customizing options. Molded in white, clear, red-tint clear, chrome and with rubber tires. There are decals for several race cars (listed in the title). The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Megow SE-5 Scout With 'Motor Hum' - 25 Inch Wingspan

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG+

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1930s stick and tissue kit. Has a unique engine-noise feature for use while flying. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

Revell Hawker Tempest V, 1/72, H620-70

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Fair++

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1971 two-piece box issue. Features optional position landing gear, movable propeller and wheels, pilot, clear canopy and RAF markings. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: instructions are photocopied.

Monogram Ford Tri-Motor With Skis Antarctic Expedition - Four Star Issue, 1/77, P15-98

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: NM

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Rare first issue from 1956 (P15 instead of PA15). Box is in exceptional near mint condition. Features skis and wheels, dog sled team and crew in Parkas and full markings for the 1929 Antarctic Expedition aircraft that is currently at the Henry Ford Museum. Never started. 100% inventoried complete with all parts decals and instructions present.

Revell M-4 Sherman Tank Black Magic, 1/40, H554

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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Softbox issue dated 1971. Reissue of the famous 'S' Black Magic kit from the late 1950s. Features working suspension wheels and track, movable turret, elevating gun, 3 working hatches and tank commander with two soldiers. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.

Revell Russian T-34 Tank (T34), 1/40, H538-129

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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1995 reissue of the original 1958 'S' kit using the original box art. Ideal builder kit. Features working, flexible treads, rotating turret and elevating gun, optional position hatches and four troops. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: one part #18 (hand hold) is broken in two, but both both parts are present.

Airfix Stephenson's Rocket Locomotive - Blister Pack, HO, 01661-2

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Exc++

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Still sealed. Type four logo blister with header from the 1970s. Very nicely detailed locomotive and tender with two figures.

Monogram CVN-69 U.S.S. Eisenhower, 1/825, 3005

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc+

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Kit is 16 inches long when completed and includes 20 Navy Jet fighters. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.

Testors Northrop F-5A Tiger Freedom Fighter - USAF, 1/48, 560

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good++

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From high quality ex-Hawk molds. Very cleanly molded 'A' variant of the famous aircraft. Includes working canopy, pilot, two AIM-9 Sidewinders, two 750 lb bombs and two Bullpup Missiles. Decals are for the box photo aircraft. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.

Cutting Edge F-86 Sabre Jet Parts 1 / 2 / 3, 1/48, CED48173-5

Cardstock Paper Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good++

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From 2002. Includes all three sets of superb decals with marking guides. Never used and in 'as new' condition.

ESCI Fiat G91 (G-91 G91R1B) Gina Pan - Frecce Tricolori, 1/48, SC-4028

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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Large scale (1/48) Gina. Kit features cockpit detail, optional position speed brakes and canopy, detailed gear wells, smoke tank and blocked gun ports. Includes large and colorful decal sheet for the Italian Air Force Acrobatic Team 313 Gruppo G-91R-1B (modified). Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

Aurora German Raider Atlantis - 'The Rattlesnake of the Ocean', 1/456, 710

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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Second and final issue with very rare box artwork. Dated 1963 and has the 'Famous Fighters' in the oval 'Northern Lights' logo on all four box sides. This issue has turned up much less than the original issue from 1959. This is the only model ever made of the famous (or infamous) German WWII converted merchant raider which was the subject of several books and a major movie called 'Under Ten Flags.' The long WWII voyage was legendary, and the ship is well represented in this full hull model. Covers can be removed to reveal hidden guns, torpedo tubes and the Ar-196 floatplane. The box has four solid corners, no repairs and vibrant color - there is wear as shown and one 2 inch closed tear on one long side. The model has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. NOTE: there are no decals. Shipping insurance is required.

Revell Super Carrier USS Forrestal - 'S' Kit - Early Issue with Additional Instruction Sheet, 1/542, H339-298

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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First issue dated 1956 in the 'S' hardbox. Molded in the correct gloss gray and blue. Very nicely detailed and molded large kit. Elevators, crane and antenna booms move. Includes airwing with helicopters, A3D Skywarriors, FJ Furys, F7U Cutlass and Banshee aircraft. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts including decals and instructions. Please note, this is a very early issue. In the rush to release this kit, Revell made some mistakes on the instructions. Part 34L is called 34R, 23R is called 23L and 21L has been left off the instructions completely! Someone caught the later and there is a small correction sheet included. This and other errors were corrected in the later issues.

Comet Spad - 'Coke Bottle Box' 16 inch Wingspan Balsa Airplane, N17-29

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

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1950s/early 1960s stick-and-tissue flying model. The box is 16 inches long. Features quality balsa printwood, strip stock, formed wheels, covering material and full plans. The kit has never been started and is complete. The entire Comet 1950s "N" line included the following (gaps mean there is no kit): N1 Tiger Shark P-40, N2 F-86D Sabre Jet, N4 Globe Swift, N6 Taylorcraft, N8 F-51 Mustang, N9 Helicopter, N11 Ryan Navion, N12 Firefly, N15 Piper Cub, N16 Fokker DVII, N17 Spad, N24 Phantom Fury, N25 Aeronca K (floats) and N26 Stinson SR-7. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.

Tamiya P-51D Mustang + 2x Eduard PE + True Details Cockpit + Vector Wheel Wells + Ultracast Seats + QuickBoost Exhaust / Gunsights / Gear Doors + Eagle Stike Decals - USAAF 336 FS 4th FG Capt. D. Gentile / 358 FS 355 FG Lt. William Hovde / 339 FS 504 FG, 1/48, 61040

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc+

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Build the ultimate 1/48 P-51D. Includes Eduard #49-216 Color PE Detail Set, Eduard #FE198 Color PE Placards, True Details #48453 P-51D Cockpit Detail Set, Vector #VDS48-020 P-51D Wheel Well Set for Tamiya and QuickBoost #WB48-097 P-51D Undercarriage Covers (gear doors), QB48-014 K-14 American Gunsights, #QB48-054 P-51D Exhausts with Shroud, Ultracast #48016 (2) Late production P-51 Seats (tubular frame, P-51D-K) and Eagle Strike #48106 'Slybirds - The 353 FG Mustangs Part III' decals for Dallas Doll, Willit Run? and Double Trouble. All 9 items are still factory sealed. The kit itself is well molded with all recessed panel detail, excellent cockpit with pilot, optional position canopy, choice of optional exhausts, detailed gear wells, separately molded wing flaps, optional closed or open position rear radiator shutter, drop tanks and decals with paint guide for the four aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Hobby Craft Avro CF-105 Arrow Interceptor, 1/48, HC1658

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed VG+++

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Still factory sealed. Very large 1/48 scale kit with excellent detail. This is the new superior tooling release. The fantastic all-Canadian replacement for the CF-100 that was canceled immediately before the first production airframes left the assembly line. The prototypes had flown a great number of hours and the airplane was a great success. The cancellation of the project is still a mystery today in some aviation circles.

Marine Model Co Naval Smoothbore Deck Cannon - 18th Century, 1/24, 1109

Wood and Metal Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG++

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From 1971. Beautifully done multimedia model. Highly detailed; the instructions state that this model is an exact replica of the original gun, wooden deck and bulwarks. Measures 8.25 inches long and 3.25 inches high when completed. The the cannon and many fittings are cast brass, the deck, bulwark and port are wood, the main gun parts are cast metal, and the small detail parts are metal, brass and wood. The kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with all parts including instructions and plans.

Eduard Mig-21 SMT + Eduard Brassin Seat - With Decals for 5 Different USSR Aircraft, 1/48, 8233

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc+

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Comes with Eduard Brassin #648-030 Mig-21 Late Seat with resin and color PE parts. The kit itself is highly detailed with 464 parts. It includes it's own resin parts, two PE frets (one is color for the interior) and express mask set. There is excellent detail inside and out, from the cockpit to the gear wells. There are a multitude of external stores choices and extensive decals and color painting guide for five different USSR aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Tamiya Avro Lancaster BI/BIII with Flightpath - PE Super Detail Set, 1/48, 61020-4000

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG++

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This kit includes Flightpath 48-011 1/48 Avro Lancaster B.1 Detail set for this Tamiya kit. Features two very large frets of photoetched parts and full instructions. Never used and complete; in factory new condition. The kit itself is the very highly detailed and (1/48) scale. It has never been started. All parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags. Includes decals and instructions in excellent condition